Induction of ovulation and pregnancy in a pituitary dwarf.
Females with pituitary dwarfism of the multiple pituitary hormone deficiency form have ovarian failure due to hypogonadotropism which would be expected to respond favorably to human gonadotropin treatment. This is a description of a pituitary dwarf in whom pregnancy was achieved with gonadotropin therapy; its progress was followed regularly by hormone assays.
D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004964:Estriol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D010928:Placental Lactogen / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011374:Progesterone; D008596:Menotropins; D011388:Prolactin; D010928:Placental Lactogen; D004964:Estriol